Employment status

Ensuring greater social protection for self-employed people has been the subject of much policy debate in recent years. In 2019, the Council of the European Union adopted a recommendation on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed. Sudden reductions in income during the COVID-1

This report investigates the social groups whose attachment to the labour market may be unstable and who are most likely to have non-standard working arrangements, and the implications of such arrangements, and job insecurity, for workers’ well-being, social exclusion, trust, perception of fairness

Disclaimer: Please note that this report was updated with revised data (specifically for Bulgaria) on 23 March 2021.Le présent rapport évalue l’incidence initiale de la crise de la COVID-19 sur l’emploi en Europe (jusqu’au deuxième trimestre de 2020), ainsi que ses effets sur les différents secteurs

What have been the major trends and policy developments regarding the flexibilisation of employment in recent years? Eurofound’s work programme for 2017–2020 set out to document and capture these changes in the world of work. This flagship publication provides an overview of developments in Europe

Le travail sur une plateforme a fait son apparition sur le marché du travail européen il y a une dizaine d’années. Bien qu’il soit encore peu développé, il prend de plus en plus d’ampleur et diverses formes. Les différents types de travail sur une plateforme ont des effets très variés sur les

Two-thirds of the EU labour force are in permanent, full-time employment; the remaining one-third has a non-standard employment status, meaning temporary or part-time employment or self-employment. Given the variety of employment statuses, it is worth asking whether working conditions differ across

Annual review of working life 2017 is part of a series of annual reviews published by Eurofound and provides an overview of the latest developments in industrial relations and working conditions across the EU and Norway. The annual review collates information based on reports from Eurofound’s

Feelings of insecurity in several dimensions of life are widespread in the EU population, even among those who are materially well-off. Policymakers need to take these insecurities into account to better understand the concerns and dissatisfactions of citizens.